Mourning in North America (Music Video of the Week)
Music Video of the Week, 25 Nov 2024
Brother Ali | Rhymesayers Entertainment – TRANSCEND Media Service
30 Aug 2012
A critique of US culture of death and murder–from actual war zones around the world to our inner cities where death rates rival war zones—and of our national hypocrisy regarding violence. We have a zero-tolerance policy of violence committed against us, but we’re a lot more lenient and patient with the violence we commit against others. “A life is a life and a killer is a killer.”
Tags: Culture of Violence, Music Video, Police brutality, Racism, Structural violence, USA
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